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  • PoliticsPolitico

    Republicans irked that Herschel Walker is sitting on millions in unspent campaign funds

    They say his money could go a long way to help the GOP.

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  • USAssociated Press

    Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case

    The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida on Tuesday denied prosecutors' request to bar the former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. Prosecutors had told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that the restriction was necessary to protect law enforcement from potential threats and harassment after the presumptive Republican presidential nominee baselessly claimed that the Biden administr

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  • PoliticsNBC News

    Texas House speaker primary lays bare the state GOP's power struggle

    Texas state House Speaker Dade Phelan faces a runoff against Trump and AG Ken Paxton-backed challenger David Covey in a crucial GOP battle.

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  • PoliticsBusiness Insider

    'Total joke': Josh Hawley's bid to win labor support just backfired

    The Missouri Republican rallied with striking UAW members last year. They're still backing his likely Democratic opponent, Lucas Kunce.

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  • PoliticsUSA TODAY

    Democrats to nominate Joe Biden in virtual session to ensure he's on Ohio ballot

    The Democratic National Committee will hold a virtual roll call ahead of its Aug. 19 convention and before Ohio's Aug. 7 deadline to certify ballot.

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  • PoliticsPeople

    The White House Situation Room Got a Much-Needed Makeover: See the Before and After Photos

    One of the most important rooms in the world — where presidents dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis, 9/11 fallout and raid on Osama bin Laden — became $50 million more functional in late 2023

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  • PoliticsThe Hill

    Republicans divided on pledging to accept 2024 election results

    Refusing to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election has become a litmus test for Republicans jockeying to become former President Trump’s running mate, but that’s making their Senate GOP colleagues uncomfortable about the prospect of another Jan. 6-style standoff if Trump loses. A group of Senate Republicans are rejecting the idea that…

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  • PoliticsBBC

    What happens if Trump is convicted in hush-money trial?

    The jury in Mr Trump's hush-money case will soon begin deliberations. So what could happen next?

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  • PoliticsNBC News

    Trump takes revenge on Rep. Bob Good after he endorsed Ron DeSantis

    Donald Trump endorsed the primary challenger taking on GOP Rep. Bob Good, who backed Ron DeSantis in the 2024 primary, saying Good "turned his back" on the MAGA movement.

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  • PoliticsNBC News

    The battle for the GOP’s future comes to Texas: From the Politics Desk

    The Texas runoff primary elections will settle bitter Republican battles. Rep. Tony Gonzles and state House Speaker Dade Phelan aim to fend off challengers.

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  • WorldHuffPost

    Nikki Haley Visits Israel And Signs Artillery Shells With Callous Messages

    The former Republican presidential candidate visited Israel in support of the country and its war on Gaza.

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  • PoliticsNBC News

    Democrats plan to nominate Biden virtually to avoid missing Ohio's ballot deadline

    The Democratic National Committee plans to hold a "virtual roll call" to nominate President Joe Biden before the convention to ensure he appears on Ohio's ballot.

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  • WorldThe Guardian

    Nikki Haley writes ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells during Israel visit

    Ex-governor also criticises Biden administration for temporarily withholding weapons to discourage attack on Rafah

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  • PoliticsReuters

    Democrats to nominate Biden virtually to bypass quirk of Ohio law

    The Democratic National Committee will nominate President Joe Biden as the party’s presidential standard-bearer through a “virtual roll call” ahead of its August convention in Chicago, bypassing a detail in Ohio law that had threatened to keep the president off the November ballot in that state. Ohio law requires all candidates to be legally certified by Aug. 7, but Biden was not scheduled to be officially nominated until after the Democratic National Convention begins on Aug. 19. Tradition di

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  • USNBC News

    MAGA firebrand tries to boot moderate GOP congressman in Texas primary runoff

    Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, says he’s “fighting for my life, politically,” in Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff in a border district.

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  • PoliticsNBC News

    Judge denies special counsel's request to impose gag order on Trump over false claim about FBI raid

    The judge in Donald Trump’s Florida case denied a gag order request to block him from making claims that the FBI was authorized to use deadly force against him.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike

    The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a result of the Israeli actions. National security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Israel had not violated President Joe Biden's “red line” for withholding future offensive arms transfers because it has not, and it appears to the U.S. that it will not, launch a full-scale ground invasion into the city in southern Ga

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Ukraine's Zelenskyy is expected in Normandy for commemorations of 80 years since D-Day, Macron says

    French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with other world leaders in Normandy for the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day. President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s commemorations of the landings that led to the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany’s occupation.

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  • WorldReuters

    US expressed deep concern to Israel over Rafah airstrike, State Department says

    The United States expressed deep concern to Israel's government over an airstrike in Rafah and urged an investigation as soon as it saw reports of the incident, the State Department said on Tuesday, adding that Washington will closely watch the results of Israel's probe. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters that the military operations that Israel has so far conducted in Rafah have not been as large-scale as the ones it has carried out in central or northern Gaza. The Bi

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  • WorldReuters

    US says latest Rafah deaths won't change Israel policy, military aid

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Tuesday it was closely monitoring the probe into a deadly Israeli airstrike it called tragic, but that the recent deaths in Rafah didn't constitute a major ground operation there that crosses any U.S. red lines. "The Israelis have said this is a tragic mistake," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the White House, when asked about whether the events over the weekend qualified as the type of "death and destructio

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  • WorldReuters

    US military pier temporarily removed from Gaza coast for repairs

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. military-built pier off Gaza's coast is being temporarily removed after a part of the structure broke off, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, in the latest blow to efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The pier was announced by U.S. President Joe Biden in March and involved the military assembling the floating structure off the coast. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said a portion of the pier had separated and that the pier would be towed over the nex

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  • PoliticsAssociated Press

    Trump endorses challenger to Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good ahead of closely watched Virginia primary

    Former President Donald Trump has endorsed the Republican opponent of a Virginia congressman who leads the hard-right House Freedom Caucus in what could be a defining moment in the GOP primary set for June 18. The endorsement of John McGuire, a state senator, provides a jolt of momentum for the challenger and could be difficult for the incumbent, two-term Rep. Bob Good, to overcome.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    South Africa's opposition parties make a final call for historic change the day before election

    South African opposition parties made a final appeal to voters Tuesday as the country faces the possibility of a landmark change in its young democracy. At the heart of Wednesday's national election is the question of whether South Africans will deliver their biggest rejection yet of the ruling African National Congress party, which has governed since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule in 1994. The ANC has won a majority in every national election over the last 30 years, bu

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  • PoliticsBusiness Insider

    Trump continues his revenge tour against pro-DeSantis lawmakers

    Donald Trump hasn't forgotten that Rep. Bob Good of Virginia initially backed Ron DeSantis over him.

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  • USAssociated Press

    Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike. The justices did not comment in rejecting an appeal from Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn actor Stormy Daniels in litigation against former President Donald Trump. The timing of the court's action, while Trump is on trial in New York over a hush money payment to Daniels, is coincidental.

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  • PoliticsYahoo News

    Here's the evidence presented against Donald Trump in his hush money trial

    Before the jury begins deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, here are the biggest pieces of evidence presented by the prosecution in their case against the former president.

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  • PoliticsAssociated Press

    Wisconsin Republican leader who angered Trump is targeted for recall a 2nd time

    Supporters of former President Donald Trump, including a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, submitted more than 9,000 signatures on Tuesday in an effort to force a recall election of Wisconsin’s top elected Republican after their first attempt fell short. The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission must determine whether there are enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election.

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  • USNBC News

    Closing arguments in Trump trial and Israeli tanks reach central Rafah: Morning Rundown

    Closing arguments are set to begin in Donald Trump's first criminal trial. Israeli tanks reach central Rafah. Severe weather kills 24 across U.S.

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  • PoliticsNBC News

    After 20 days in court for Trump's hush money trial, here's what you missed

    Closing arguments are set to begin in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, after which a jury of 12 will to decide whether to convict him on charges that he falsified business records and acted to influence the election.

    7 min read
  • USNBC News

    DHS tries to plug immigration loophole that released migrant linked to terrorism into U.S.

    The Biden administration is giving immigration judges more access to classified info to help them determine which migrants might have ties to terrorism.

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  • PoliticsThe New York Times

    Trump Leans Into an Outlaw Image as His Criminal Trial Concludes

    Over the past week, Donald Trump rallied alongside two rap artists accused of conspiracy to commit murder. He promised to commute the sentence of a notorious internet drug dealer. And he appeared backstage with another rap artist who has pleaded guilty to assault for punching a female fan. As Trump awaits the conclusion of his Manhattan trial — closing arguments are set for Tuesday and a verdict could arrive as soon as this week — he used a weeklong break from court to align himself with defenda

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    South Africa's president faces his party's worst election ever. He'll still likely be reelected

    South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the prospect of his ruling party's worst election result ever. While several polls have support for his African National Congress at below 50% ahead of the election, putting it in danger of losing its majority for the first time in South Africa's 30 years of democracy, the ANC is still widely expected to win the most Parliament seats. The growing opposition to the ANC is split among several parties.

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  • PoliticsThe New York Times

    Eyeing Trump, but on the Fence: How Tuned-Out Voters Could Decide 2024

    Joe Perez is exactly the type of voter President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are fighting over: A 22-year-old Hispanic man in Las Vegas who grew up leaning Republican, he also supports abortion rights and was turned off by the Capitol rioters on Jan. 6, 2021. But Perez — unenthusiastic about a Biden-Trump rematch, overwhelmed by the news and disillusioned by politics — is tuning out. “If you ask me right now what’s going on with, like, the presidential race, or the situation in G

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  • USYahoo News

    Here's a list of the 34 charges Donald Trump faces in his hush money trial

    Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is coming to a close. Here's a look at all of the 34 felony charges against him.

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  • PoliticsThe New York Times

    Defense Lawyers to Begin Closing Arguments in Trump’s Criminal Trial

    NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial will enter its final stage Tuesday as defense lawyers and prosecutors deliver their closing arguments in a last attempt to sway the 12 New Yorkers who will decide his fate. First the defense and then the prosecution will spend hours weaving disparate strands of evidence into a cohesive story that they hope will resonate with the jurors. To mold their dueling accounts, each side can draw from a deep well of evidence: testimony fr

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  • PoliticsNBC News

    The first Biden-Trump debate of 2024 features new fights between old rivals

    WASHINGTON — Four years ago, Joe Biden rehearsed for debates at a lectern in the basement of his Delaware home.

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  • OpinionLA Times

    Goldberg: What's convincing voters that the economy is worse than it ever was?

    Pulled between political catastrophe and salvation, voters in high numbers are objectively wrong. It's a huge problem for Biden.

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  • PoliticsPolitico

    Dems in full-blown ‘freakout’ over Biden

    One adviser to major Democratic donors keeps a running list of reasons Biden could lose.

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  • USAssociated Press

    Wisconsin unions argue for overturning 2011 law that ended nearly all collective bargaining

    Public worker and teachers unions argued Tuesday that their lawsuit seeking to strike down a Wisconsin law that drew massive protests and made the state the center of a national fight over union rights should be allowed to proceed, even as the Republican-controlled Legislature sought to have it dismissed. It is the first challenge to the law known as Act 10 since Wisconsin's Supreme Court flipped to liberal control last year. Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost questioned Tuesday whether the

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  • PoliticsAssociated Press

    Trump prosecutor focuses on 'cover-up' in closing arguments while defense attacks key witness

    Donald Trump engaged in “a conspiracy and a cover-up,” a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday in the former president's hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal. The trial featured allegations that Trump and his allies conspired to stifle potentially embarrassing stories during the 2016 presidential campaign through hush money payments , including to a porn acto

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  • WorldReuters

    Biden tells Israel to protect civilians after Rafah strike

    The Biden administration told Israel to take every precaution to protect civilians after a military strike in Rafah killed dozens of Palestinians, as it faced calls from some fellow Democrats to halt military shipments to Israel. "Israel has a right to go after Hamas, and we understand this strike killed two senior Hamas terrorists who are responsible for attacks against Israeli civilians," a National Security Council spokesperson said.

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  • USAssociated Press

    Biden says each generation has to 'earn' freedom, in solemn Memorial Day remarks

    President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day with a pledge that the country would continue the work of the nation's fallen toward a more perfect union, "for which they lived, and for which they died." Delivering remarks at a solemn remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden said each generation must ensure the sacrifice of the country's service members is not in vain. “Freedom has never been guaranteed,” Biden said under gray skies in the memorial amphitheater.

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  • PoliticsThe Guardian

    Trump tells donors he will crush pro-Palestinian protests if re-elected

    Presumptive Republican nominee calls demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza part of a ‘radical revolution’

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  • USReuters

    Biden honors fallen soldiers during Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

    U.S. President Joe Biden honored fallen soldiers during the 156th observance of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation's capital on Monday. Biden placed a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in a solemn ceremony, where he was accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. "We gather at this sacred place, at this solemn moment, to remember, to honor the sacrifice of the hundreds of thousands of women and men who have give

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  • PoliticsHuffPost

    Tim Scott Won't Condemn Trump Over Claim Biden Was Prepared To Kill Him In Mar-a-Lago Raid

    "Joe Biden was locked & loaded ready to take me out & put my family in danger," the former president wrote in a fundraising email last week.

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  • PoliticsThe New York Times

    The Star Witness Who Never Testified at Trump’s Trial

    Days before his inauguration in Washington in 2017, Donald Trump had a debt to settle in New York: a payout to his fixer, Michael D. Cohen. They met on the 26th floor of Trump Tower, Cohen says, and struck a $420,000 deal. Seven years later, Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan hinges on that fleeting encounter, which is both critically important and completely in dispute. Cohen says he paid off a porn star at his boss’ behest, and in that meeting, he and Trump settled on a plan to repay him and

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  • PoliticsBusiness Insider

    These are the most important billionaires backing Trump's 2024 campaign

    Some are longtime supporters who know Trump from his days in the business world. Others are GOP megadonors who previously backed his rivals.

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  • BusinessBusiness Insider

    Donald Trump owns a multimillion-dollar fleet of VIP aircraft, including his prized Boeing 757 airliner. Take a look at his private collection.

    Donald Trump has a history of flaunting his riches. Among the most gradiose displays is the Boeing 757 private jet he bought for $100 million in 2011.

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  • USThe Guardian

    Only 1% of Americans serving in military is ‘problematic’, Democrat Pat Ryan says

    New York representative, with Florida Republican and fellow veteran Mike Waltz, spoke of getting US ‘back to national service’

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    US lawmakers pledge support for Taiwan and its new president after China's military drills

    A U.S. congressional delegation met Taiwan's new leader on Monday in a show of support days after China held drills around the self-governing island in response to his inauguration. Rep. Andy Barr, the co-chair of the Taiwan caucus in the U.S. Congress, said the United States is fully committed to supporting Taiwan militarily, diplomatically and economically. “There should be no doubt, there should be no skepticism in the United States, Taiwan or anywhere in the world, of American resolve to m

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